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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical NANOG 25 - Toronto - Any Questions?
Hi Folks, For those making travel arrangements and planning your time around NANOG25 in Toronto we have a web site with local details up and running. http://139.142.132.40/ If you don't see what you need, or have other questions, please email me off-list and I'll try to dig up what you need. The following is some details we have been asked so far: AIRPORT: The airport you should be heading to is Pearson International/Toronto International CYYZ. (Maps and other details on web site) AMTRAK: There is also AMTRAK service directly to Toronto Union Station. "The International" runs from Chicago to Toronto. "The Maple Leaf" runs from NYC to Toronto. GEEK ADVENTURE TREK: Some attendees are planning a trip to Niagara Falls on Saturday. For those arriving early who might want to participate drop me an email and I'll provide the details. CELL PHONE COVERAGE: There are 4 cell phone companies that have coverage in Toronto. Check with your home carrier about roaming in Canada. Rogers AT&T Wireless - 800 Mhz"A"AMPS/TDMA http://www.shoprogers.com/store/wireless/overview.asp Bell Mobility - 800Mhz"B"AMPS/TDMA/1.9GhzCDMA-PCS http://www.bellmobility.ca/ Telus(Clearnet) - 1.9GhzCDMA-PCS/800Mhz iDEN/Mike (Nextel) http://www.telusmobility.com/ Microcell - 1.9GhzGSM-PCS http://www.fido.ca/portal/Entree.html PAGER/RIM COVERAGE: Many variables. Check with your home service provider to ensure you have international roaming. SkyTel/Skypage: You need to add International roaming. RIM 950/957 on Mobitex: Cingular in US/Rogers AT&T in CA RIM 850/857 on DATATAC: Motient in US/Bell Mobility in CA. Blackberry 5810 on GPRS: AT&T & Voicestream in US/Rogers AT&T in CA. HAM RADIO Yes. Email me. CURRENCY CONVERSION: This meeting should be fairly easy on your expense report. Here are some common currency conversions to the Hudson Bay Peso and the conversion of the CAD$149 hotel room rate. Credit Cards, and Bank ATM/Debit cards usually work with no problem here. USD$1 to CAD$1.56 (Hotel Room USD$95) GBP 1 to CAD$2.27 (Hotel Room GBP 65) EUR$1 to CAD$1.40 (Hotel Room EUR$105) YEN 100 to CAD$1.22 (Hotel Room YEN 12,228) Randy Neals Group Telecom [email protected]
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